The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-26
THE LATE I. N. STANTON.
GEORGE C. GORHAM TO WRITE
THE BIOGRAPHY
or the Great War Minister-A Mys-
terious Draft Sent to the Treas.
ury Department.

the family, Las secured the SERVICES oil
George @. Gorham, of this city, for
merly Secretary OF the Senate, to write
a biography of the great war NJ mister.
All the private papers of the late Sec
rotary have been placed in Mr.. Cor
hsm's hands, to aid him in the work,
and Mr.. Stanton Is obtaining from all
available sources letters written by his
father, and interesting information
concerning him. Secretary s anton
left great deal Of unpublished his
tory Of interest and importance, which
will be given to the West in this biog-
raphy. Mr.. Gorhsm hopes to com
plete it in about two years.
The Commissioner of the General
Land Office, in letter to the Secre-
tsry OF the Interior, recommends that
criminal proceedings be instituted
against Charles Reder, Of Bakerville,
D. T., for failure to dispose of under
brush and timber refuse in order to
prevent the spread OF forest fires over
land from which he has removed the
timber. A report Of the Surveyor
General Of New Mexico, in respect to
claim known as the town Of San An
tonic Dslro Colorado, tract No rs, has
been prepared for transmission to
Congress. About 10000 acres are in
volved. The Surveyor General finds
that the claimants have no Legal right
to the land, but as they we're placed
in possession there Of by an officer OF
the Mexican government, and have
cultivated and improved it for MOI e
than thirty yeare, he believes the y have
established an equitable claim and
he recommends confirmation Of the
claim. A report Of the Surveyor Gen.
eral OF New Mexico upol the claim OF
the representatives OF Juan Luis Oriz,
has been prepared for transmission 10
Congress. The area claimed is 81
600 acres, though the preliminary sur
vey, made in 1879, covered only 80
coo. The Surveyor General holds that
"The papers relied upon by the claim
ants were forged" He recommends
the rejection of the claim. A report
of the Surveyor General of New Mex
leo upon the claim known as the SaI
Clements tract of 1857, has been pre-
pared for transmission to Congress
1t involves nearly 90,CC0 acres
upon which "some Thousands OF set
tiers" are living whose rights would b
abrogated by the confirmation OF thu
claim. The Surveyor General fad
that the grant was made on the ex
press condition that the grantee she ult
settle the land within six months ant
that there ia no evidence thai this wa
done. He recommends rel sction.
The Register of Dardanele, Ark, i
inst ucted that when the lands front
ing upon a navigabie stream have bee
disposed Of IN accordance with the plo
of original survey, it is held that lend
formed in front by accretion or recet
sion Of waters are not subject to Sui
vey and disposal by the United StateI
Commissioner Sparks has toda
written letter to the attorney OF In
Southern Pacific Railroad Compan
in rep!y to request that patent b
: issued for Ian / ION list No. 4" selecte
, by the company az contemplated b
, the Stcretary's letter OF September 81
1885. The Commissioner says thu
=, the Secretary refused to direct the CO
. LITIGATION Of the lands for the reaso
that measures looking to the forfeitul
= Of the grant were then pending
Congress. The Commissioner say
the bill referred to was favorably II
, ported by a very large majority of tt
House Committee ON Public Land
but was not reached for col
). sideration by Congress. The
. has, therefore, been no opport
: niiy for the further expression
legislative will. For this reason
h declines to take steps looking to Il
g issuanCe of the patent, and therel
II defeat the full and free exercise
d Congress Of its will. The Comm
g sioner of Pensions, in weekly repo
T. to the Secretary Of the Interior, Stat
d that 2S12j7 applications are now b
d fore his ofiics for adjudication. CLAIM
l. are being fled at the rate of 600(
week, and the final adjudication null
:, Der about 25C0. The appropriation
= = $147,749 to indemnify Chinese su
u iects from Losses sustained at Re
y Springs, Wy, has been placed to 4
: credit Of the disbursing ffiCer Ct t
y Department of State for payment
. the Chinese Minister at Waehingt
e as the representative OF the Chine
II Government.
> Senator Teller, a member OF &
o Elections Subcommittee to investigs
: alleged outrages in Texas, says tn
o he does not think the committee "
70 be called together during the recess
Congress. .
A draft for $4995, on the First \
= tional Bank OF New York, drawn
- the order OF sd. F. Manning" by
Il national bank Of st. Joseph, Mo-, "
" recently received at the Treasury,
7 closed in an anonymous note as
7 lows: Secretary of the Treasury
u This money is to be placed in
!. Treasury to the credit of an uukno,
Il debtor. Pay the money where it
- longs and keep your record clear"
Z has been ascertained that an unkno
- stranger secured the draft in ST. Jose
a and the st. Joseph bank will honor
~ TIL note is misspelled and written
- an irregular hand.
The illness OF Mr. James NJ. Trott
who has been confined to bis room
a. X street, near Twenty first, for so
Gays. anu WIN was LoPOi'ou " W
II proving, has taken very serious tu
20 His physicians regarded his conditi
i'd 80 critical that Dr. Lincoln was cal
n, in consultation. The physicians vi
g, OF the opinion this morning that
ne Trottel's condition was dangero
", There will be another consulate
Id this evening. Mr.. Trotter was in P
ne feet health when he came to this CT
His mslsdy is pneumonia. Uni
there is q favorable change his ply
clans think that the disease may res
u fatally within foriy-eight hours.
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